THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 20, 2018 Lagos goes tough on drug abuse, plans 100-man walk against scourge (Vanguard) In a bid to step up its campaign against all forms of drug abuse, the Lagos State Government on Tuesday…
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II would perform a Benin sacred traditional rite at Emotan shrine on Wednesday in Benin. Mr Fank Irabor, the Secretary of Benin Traditional Council announced this on Tuesday. Irabor said all Enigies, Edionweres, Okao, Ohen-Ovia,…
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to show his sincerity in the fight against corruption by probing the source of his campaign fund in 2015 general elections. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, who stated this at…
The Federal Government and states have agreed to set up cattle ranches in 10 states — Adamawa, Benue, Ebonyi, Edo, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Zamfara to end herders, farmers’ crisis in the country. The 10 states are in…
No fewer than two people have been killed while many others are feared dead after piles of plywood fell off the Ojuelegba Bridge, Lagos State. The Punch learnt that the incident happened around 8pm on Tuesday. A source at the…
Nigeria’s foremost beer brand Star lager beer has consistently been a long-standing supporter of football and its fans all through the years both at continental and global level, having delivered outstanding consumer activations and rewards in the past, as well…
Several Central American children separated from parents at the southern US border are heard desperately sobbing and wailing in a recording released on Monday (Jun 18) by transparency group ProPublica, some so hard they almost cannot breathe. At least 2,300 of…
Two British men have been removed from a train travelling to the Russian city of Volgograd, where England were due to play their opening match in the World Cup. The pair were charged with minor hooliganism and being drunk in…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday hosts French President Emmanuel Macron for joint cabinet talks on EU reform, especially the flashpoint issue of immigration that divides the bloc and heaps domestic pressure on Merkel. A defiant Interior Minister Horst Seehofer…
Barcelona star Gerard Pique has landed himself in hot water with the club’s managers over his involvement in a documentary which saw Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann announce his decision to snub the Catalan giants. Pique owns the production company that…
